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[jasin401]

newby

newby

hello all, newby from boston. purchased a used 29g biocube, and just about to get ready to roll with it. i just want to thank all of you for all the info and recomendations that i have read through the past few weeks. great site, good people, awesome hobby

:beer:

 

[artachokie]

Hello my name is jaime, I have a 90 and 65 fresh water tank for a year. I got a 30 gallon 36 long tank with live rock and sand, cpr skimmer. Led lights going up this weekend. Thanks for the info it really helps.

 

[MCastro]

New to The hobby

New to The hobby

I have been doing this for about 3 months now, I have to 40 gallon breeder tanks that are salt water. I also have a 55 gallon fresh water tank which I am going to get rid of. I plan on saving up and working toward getting a 300 or 400 gallon salt water tank. I hope to learn a few things in this forum and know what is the good stuff to buy and look for and get something out of this.

 

[Maine_fisher]

Hi my name is Rick. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing. Played with a 35 gallon saltwater tank about 15 years ago...However, it seems like everything has changed since then. Starting a 30 gallon cube style glass tank that I was given.

 

[quicksilver02]

Hi, my name is Nate. I've kept mostly freshwater tanks before, and a basic 29 gallon reef with soft corals about 10 years ago.

I've been gathering equipment to set up a new reef tank that I hope to fill by the end of the year. I'm a tech geek, so I'm trying to automate as much as I can with this tank (auto top off, water changes, monitoring). So far, I have the following equipment for this set up:

- ADA 120-P High Clarity Glass 65 Gallon Tank, drilled for 3/4" return and 1.5" overflow
- 3 AquaIllumination Sol Super Blue Lighting Modules w/Controller
- Neptune Systems APEX Aqua Controller w/Display, Lab Grade Ph and Temp Probes
- AETech 22 Gallon Reef Devil Pro Refugium Sump w/Mag 9.5 Return Pump
- AETech Reef Devil Deluxe Protein Skimmer w/Mag 7 Pump
- EcoTech Vortech MP40W Pump
- Eheim Jager 200w TS Series Heater
- Tunze Osmolator 3155 Auto-Top Off System
- SpectraPure CSP-60 RO System with MaxCap D2 DI System

I'm going to have lots of questions as I go along, but I'm looking forward to learning.

 

[Dave Luke]

New to Reefer Madness - 2 questions

New to Reefer Madness - 2 questions

Hello, thank you for putting this great forum together. I live in Yorktown Virginia and am transitioning my 265 gallon tank from freshwater to reef. Overwhelmed at the moment. Got 120#s of Manado and Bali Bali Alor live rock curing right now. The 40 #s of live sand has made it dissapear in a milky fog for days now though, **** me off (just added one bag to existed live sand). I assumed my existing is dead live sand since it has been in freshwater from 3 years. two questions:
1) any reccs for marine books. I have heard that Marine Chemistry by Chris.R. Brightwell and The Reef Aquarium, Vol. 3: Science, Art, and Technology would be good to start with, but is there an obvious 1st pick out there?
2) any good threads on setting up a refugium. I have a 40 gallon filtration tank under my 265 that has enough space i think to do a refugium.

thank you, Dave

 

[Waltmark]

Very new here. Hello all. My roommates and I had a freshwater tank in college and loved it. Last year I re-introduced myself to the hobby with setting up a 38g Freshwater tank in my living room. I am having some success and would like to also maintain a Saltwater tank. I've begged and pleaded with my wife and I think I'm allowed a small one (although I know the increased difficultly that brings). I'm leaning towards am all in one system, maybe a 28g biocube right now. Plan to actually get things started around December. Any ideas or thoughts let me know. Glad to be here

 

[cmroberts42]

Back in the hobby after 6 years

Back in the hobby after 6 years

So I am back in the hobby after a long break. My last tank was a 29 gal hex reef. This time I am actually doing two tanks: a 10 nano and a 90. I am just experimenting with the nano and most of my questions are for the 90.

90 (48L x 18W x 29H) bow front
50 lbs lr
90 lbs live sand
wet/dry
protein skimmer
48" T5 4 bulb 52w high output

 

[CarlosM]

Hi everyone! My name is Carlos and im just starting a 20gal tank. I have zero experience in this, but I have been reading about it for a while... wish me luck haha.

Great forum!

 

[montrosereef]

wanting to start a macro tank. looking for ideas and plants here

 

[MrsNemo]

New

New

Hi everyone I am a newbie just set up a 30 gal with LR and DR. I have lots of freshwater tanks 14 but this is my first Salt Tank . I have a few questions but will post them later.

 

[grinder4400]

Hello Reef Central. Im ,as many here are just getting started. Ive been a member here since 04. Finally getting around to setting up my tank. I have a sump that used to be a wet dry filter. Not as large as I would like but 4 now...my tank is 150 gal. I have 2 overflow built in the corners with sand pipes. I have some questions about water (well) and my new ro/di unit that I havent installed yet. ANyways wanted to say hello and I have lots of reading to do. :spin3:

 

[sauce1]

heeyy RC!!!

heeyy RC!!!

Whats going on im new to reefing im a true newbie i have a biocube 14 thats almost a year i had it cycling and running with live rock, the crew and a domino for 6 months got rid of him and upgraded to true perc, 3 months later started to add zoas, and now am looking to get a 30 or 40 rimless.

 

[sauce1]

welcome to tha RC new crew

 

[nauTik]

hey everyone, I'm very new to the whole SW/reef scene. I've been doing malawi and tang cichlid tanks for a couple years now and recently after a big move am looking into starting new with a reef tank.

Love the site, lots of information and it's been a great help already

 

[greydogs]

Hello All

Hello All

Hi, my name is Al. I live in Webswter Groves, MO south of St Louis. I've been keeping aquariuns on and off since I was 12yrs. old. I started my first salt water tank 8 yrs.ago, for our 1st anniversary. A 29gal FOWLR setup. Now that I'm getting a little older, and can't keep up with 3 or 4 Weimaraners at a time. I've shown and hunted the breed for over 30 years... I want to delve a little deeper into reefkeeping. I'm down to two Weims now and have a little more time and money to devote to my tank. I presently have a 55gal setup with about 70lbs. of live rock an about a 1 1/2" sand bed medium to course argonite. I moved the setup from Chicago a year ago this past June, and I feel I'ts just now recovering from the move. Last Sunday I added a 15gal refugium with a 4in. fine sand bed and some live rock and cheato. For stock, we've got a Pearlscale Butterfly, filefish, Bar Goby, and a clownfish. Several kinds of mushrooms, a colt frag, a mystery softie, some zoos and palys. Everything is lit with 260 watts of PC. Looking eagerly to pumping you all for answers to the many questions I've got. AC

 

[justinbolton]

Hi,
My name is Justin, and I am currently a student at the University of North Dakota. I decided to get a 15 gallon tall salt water fish tank to put on my desk. I'm pretty new to saltwater fish, but I have been able to keep mine alive for about 2 months now.
I've got 2 Ocellaris clowns, a six lined wrasse, a red scooter dragonet, two yellow tail damselfish, a chromis, a yellow clown goby, a talbot damselfish, an arrow crab, an emerald crab, and a bunch of snails.
Any suggestions for future purchases are more than welcome. I would love to get an urchin soon!
Thanks
Justin

 

[bseguin]

Hi, my name is Brien, I am brand new to the saltwater world. I have two fresh water tanks but was no longer satisfied with the selection of fish I was able to have. Salt water has more beautiful and fascinating specimens that have spiked my curiousity. I am slowly building my first salt water tank. 35g hex tank; 65g rated skimmer, 10000k lighting system, about 15 pounds of live rock now (I understand that I should have atleast a 1lb per g). In the tank there is a valentini puffer, a blue damsel, a green emerald crab (if the puffer hasnt eaten him) a few snails (same as crab) a sand sifting star fish, a chocolate chip star fish, and umbrella coral, and another spiecies of crab

 

[extrasuperpowr]

Hey gang, I'm more of a lurker, but felt like I should at least say hi.

Hey gang, I'm more of a lurker, but felt like I should at least say hi.

I'm ESP, been tanking for about 15 years, got into reefing about 5 years ago. Here's my 75g softie tank. http://i.imgur.com/6Ax05.jpg

So, hi!

If anyone wants to give me ann amazing deal on a better light (dual cfls), let me know and I will quickly jump into SPS and tridacnids.

 

[asrcav8r]

Hi all...

Hi all...

I'm getting back in to the hobby after 8 years out.
I do have to keep things on a tight budget, so I'm re-using/re-building used equipment, lots of questions will come up I'm sure, like should I not only re-polish a used Plexiglas tank, but should I go over the joints with adhesive (acetone) and treat it as a "œground up" rebuild?
I'd like to do it right the first time and if I need to wait a few days / week for the solvent to cure, ok, no problem.
I plan on running a sump like last time, but this time I'll have the skimmer in the sump.
I hope to have some progress in the next few weeks.

A